The Art Style and Graphics Discussion

Argentus

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Cuphead looks indeed amazing. Like a real 30s cartoon.

Cuphead is one of the very few games were the plague of video games, that is chromatic aberration, is actually put to good use.

For anyone who doesn't know what CA is:

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Tekken 7 also heavily relies on it. That is one reason why it is so blurry and headache-inducing.

I was wondering why tekken 7 looked like it was meant to played while wearing old red and blue 3d glasses...
 

Tyaren

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I was wondering why tekken 7 looked like it was meant to played while wearing old red and blue 3d glasses...

If you have a bland looking game, it is the cheapest way to give it some stylistic and filmic quality. It also is a cheap way of hiding aliasing and low resolution. (Imo it hides nothing and makes it only look worse.)
Chromatic aberration, plus film grain, plus different color filters was the so called "graphical update" of Tekken 7 to Tekken 7 Fated Retribution. Many people, including KasumiLover, bought that sham. XD It was just cheap image post processing effects.
The PC version looks so much better with all those disabled:

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without:
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KasumiLover

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If you have a bland looking game, it is the cheapest way to give it some stylistic and filmic quality. It also is a cheap way of hiding aliasing and low resolution. (Imo it hides nothing and makes it only look worse.)
Chromatic aberration, plus film grain, plus different color filters was the so called "graphical update" of Tekken 7 to Tekken 7 Fated Retribution. Many people, including KasumiLover, bought that sham. XD It was just cheap image post processing effects.
The PC version looks so much better with all those disabled:

with:
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without:
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I hope they patch in a way to remove it, it kinda makes the small details look smudged like their eyes
 

Chapstick

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If you have a bland looking game, it is the cheapest way to give it some stylistic and filmic quality. It also is a cheap way of hiding aliasing and low resolution. (Imo it hides nothing and makes it only look worse.)
Chromatic aberration, plus film grain, plus different color filters was the so called "graphical update" of Tekken 7 to Tekken 7 Fated Retribution. Many people, including KasumiLover, bought that sham. XD It was just cheap image post processing effects.
The PC version looks so much better with all those disabled:

with:
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without:
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You know it's true film grain and CA are quick bandaids bc Mass Effect Andromeda uses both lol

Except they let you turn them off
 

KasumiLover

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Guess who took more screenshots???? I wasn't gonna but I'm bored and picture taking makes me feel occupied

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I left to get some cake and left the game unpaused.... four minutes later I come back to Lili and Claudio fighting over who I main...

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I used one of the shirts and colored it black...didnt really like it so it's just a screenshot and not an actual costume

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Those stockings have really impressive textures

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Feng doesn't roll that way Claudio. Also lol at the standing floor tile with perfect balance

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Trying out different custom items

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From when I was trying to learn Lars but I gave up​
 

Jadeinchains

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Guess who took more screenshots???? I wasn't gonna but I'm bored and picture taking makes me feel occupied

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I left to get some cake and left the game unpaused.... four minutes later I come back to Lili and Claudio fighting over who I main...

What instantly came to my mind when I saw this -


...If I saw someone wearing something that ugly I'd probably shot to though. #noteanoshadeonyourcustomizationchoices
 

Tyaren

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Hermen Hulst in an Interview about Horizon Zero Dawn and its upcoming expansion, which is apparently going to be substantial. :) He's also talking about the implementation of photomode and a dedicated fan base taking awesome photos:

 

Jadeinchains

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I'm excited for the dlc but my main concern the second I was finished watching the trailer of dlc is that I don't want the whole expansions map to just be a snowy area. I want other landscapes.

And good about the photomode lol. :p I want to take more photos in this expansion too.
 

Tyaren

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@KasumiLover69 asked and he shall receive:

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(Taken on PS4 Pro, downsampled to 1080p)

The DLC episodes look graphically good, but not as good as the main game. I noticed the lighting is flatter and textures aren't as polished. Strangely enough the aliasing steps on the hair looks better in the DLC.
I've also got some screens of the open world part of Ep Prompto (Yes, there is actually one big area, where you can take on side quests) and of Episode Gladiolus that I never posted. Speaking of Ep Gladiolus. Anyone noticed that his hair isn't animated outside of cutscenes? XD
 

KasumiLover

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@KasumiLover69 asked and he shall receive:

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(Taken on PS4 Pro, downsampled to 1080p)

The DLC episodes look graphically good, but not as good as the main game. I noticed the lighting is flatter and textures aren't as polished. Strangely enough the aliasing steps on the hair looks better in the DLC.
I've also got some screens of the open world part of Ep Prompto (Yes, there is actually one big area, where you can take on side quests) and of Episode Gladiolus that I never posted. Speaking of Ep Gladiolus. Anyone noticed that his hair isn't animated outside of cutscenes? XD
You really did it! Thank you! My favorite ones are definitely the first and third
 

KasumiLover

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Oh and I took more pics of characters I don't really use, I'm trying to get this one shot of Leo since it's one pose can only be seen in vs mode
 

Argentus

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apologies i don't know how to record videos of gameplay in steam, so I have to make do with screenshots.

Been playing the crap out of marvel heroes now that you can use a controller.

anyways, here's two cool details. Been using the Enhanced female Ghost Rider. Enhanced means changes moveset/voicelines/animations, etc, because it's a completely different character. Same powers, different look.



In her case, her hell on wheels is different from the version Johnny Blaze uses.


His, is him simply riding his chopper twirling a chain overhead.

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Hers on the other hand, is her standing up on her ninja motorcycle flailing two chains around like the most metal raver ever, and I LOVE IT.


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also the alejandra models is one of the ones that got a Visual Update, here's a comparison between her and one of Ms Marvel's older, pre VU costumes.

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but the second is that the flame effects are actually really, really, really cool, espeically for how limited the game really is.

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i know screenshots don't do it justice, it's just all i know how to do, and i'm not even a fan of Diablo style games but holy HELL This game is beautiful in motion.
 
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Tyaren

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Funny how Tekken does the exact opposite of DOA. In DOA games the focus lies clearly on the girls, they are modelled, textured and shaded the best, while the male character models are lacking in all these departments. Tekken clearly focuses on the male character models however. They are sculpted with the most care and boast details like the smallest veins running beneath the skin. Close up you can count each skin pore.
 
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